Psalms 144

1Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

לְדָוִד ׀ בָּרוּךְ יְהוָה ׀ צוּרִי הַמְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַקְרָב אֶצְבְּעֹותַי לַמִּלְחָמָה׃ (1811)

2My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

חַסְדִּי וּמְצוּדָתִי מִשְׂגַּבִּי וּמְפַלְטִי לִי מָגִנִּי וּבֹו חָסִיתִי הָרֹודֵד עַמִּי תַחְתָּי׃ (2970)

3LORD, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him! or the son of man, that thou makest account of him!

יְהוָה מָה־אָדָם וַתֵּדָעֵהוּ בֶּן־אֱנֹושׁ וַתְּחַשְּׁבֵהוּ׃ (1743)

4Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away.

אָדָם לַהֶבֶל דָּמָה יָמָיו כְּצֵל עֹובֵר׃ (645)

5Bow thy heavens, O LORD, and come down: touch the mountains, and they shall smoke.

יְהוָה הַט־שָׁמֶיךָ וְתֵרֵד גַּע בֶּהָרִים וְיֶעֱשָׁנוּ׃ (1792)

6Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.

בְּרֹוק בָּרָק וּתְפִיצֵם שְׁלַח חִצֶּיךָ וּתְהֻמֵּם׃ (2193)

7Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;

שְׁלַח יָדֶיךָ מִמָּרֹום פְּצֵנִי וְהַצִּילֵנִי מִמַּיִם רַבִּים מִיַּד בְּנֵי נֵכָר׃ (1907)

8Whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.

אֲשֶׁר פִּיהֶם דִּבֶּר־שָׁוְא וִימִינָם יְמִין שָׁקֶר׃ (2015)

9I will sing a new song unto thee, O God: upon a psaltery and an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee.

אֱ‍לֹהִים שִׁיר חָדָשׁ אָשִׁירָה לָּךְ בְּנֵבֶל עָשֹׂור אֲזַמְּרָה־לָּךְ׃ (2437)

10It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.

הַנֹּותֵן תְּשׁוּעָה לַמְּלָכִים הַפֹּוצֶה אֶת־דָּוִד עַבְדֹּו מֵחֶרֶב רָעָה׃ (2670)

11Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth speaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood:

פְּצֵנִי וְהַצִּילֵנִי מִיַּד בְּנֵי־נֵכָר אֲשֶׁר פִּיהֶם דִּבֶּר־שָׁוְא וִימִינָם יְמִין שָׁקֶר׃ (2832)

12That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:

אֲשֶׁר בָּנֵינוּ ׀ כִּנְטִעִים מְגֻדָּלִים בִּנְעוּרֵיהֶם בְּנֹותֵינוּ כְזָוִיֹּת מְחֻטָּבֹות תַּבְנִית הֵיכָל׃ (3687)

13That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets:

מְזָוֵינוּ מְלֵאִים מְפִיקִים מִזַּן אֶל־זַן צֹאונֵנוּ מַאֲלִיפֹות מְרֻבָּבֹות בְּחוּצֹותֵינוּ׃ (2703)

14That our oxen may be strong to labour; that there be no breaking in, nor going out; that there be no complaining in our streets.

אַלּוּפֵינוּ מְסֻבָּלִים אֵין־פֶּרֶץ וְאֵין יֹוצֵאת וְאֵין צְוָחָה בִּרְחֹבֹתֵינוּ׃ (2224)

15Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.

אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם שֶׁכָּכָה לֹּו אַשְׁרֵי הָעָם שֶׁיֲהוָה אֱלֹהָיו׃ (2011)